A Career Journey From The Music Industry To Cybersecurity Entrepreneurship - Darren Gallop
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Join me in this week’s episode as I have a super interesting conversation with someone who has a very wide range of experiences in the music business and cybersecurity entrepreneurship - two very different industries.
We discuss…
- The challenges of the music industry (such as the impact of digitalization and file-sharing)
- How my guest pivoted towards cybersecurity due to his fascination with technology and the growing need for digital security
- The career journey that it took to transition from one to the other
- His experiences founding and growing companies in both the music and cybersecurity sectors, highlighting challenges, lessons learned, and future plans
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Darren Gallop is the Co-Founder and CEO of Carbide, a cyber security firm that provides businesses of all sizes with the tools they need to adopt a strong cybersecurity and privacy posture, enabling them to protect their data from cybercriminals, transform security from a potential liability to a competitive advantage, and accelerate their growth.
A TechStars alum, Carbide has raised 7M+ and their clientele is quickly growing in highly regulated markets, including e-commerce, FinTech, healthcare, and insurtech.
Darren has 15+ years of experience as the CEO and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of several businesses that deal with sensitive data, which has given him a solid grasp of how to evaluate and manage risk according to organizational goals while also fostering growth.
Before starting Carbide, he Co-Founded Marcato, an innovative event management platform used to manage 300+ music and cultural events, including Burning Man and Coachella, in 27 countries around the world. Darren ran the business as CEO and CISO for ten years until it was acquired by Patron Technology in 2018, at which point he made the decision to go all into the cybersecurity industry.
He is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certified Information Systems
Security Professional (CISSP).
You can learn more about Darren and his work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrengallop/
ABOUT OUR HOST
Ken Eslick is an Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster, Tony Robbins Trainer, Life Coach, Husband of 35+ Years, and Grandfather. Ken currently spends his time as the President & Founder of The Leaders Lab where he and his team focus on Senior Leadership Acquisition. They get founders the next level C-Suite Leaders they need to go from being an Inc. Magazine 5000 fastest growing company to $100,000,000 + in revenue.
You can learn more about Ken and his team at
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